Are people doing birthday parties?

[Anonymous]

We didn't do a party for recent birthday. But I would go to an outdoor party, no question.

[Anonymous]

No, we’re not attending parties like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently had a small bounce house birthday party. Masks were required inside. We served food and even slices of cake (COVID doesn't transmit via food).

OP here. How many is small? My DC has 10 friends from outside and 10 in class all of which I was going to invite. Too big? Or ok? Assume not everyone will be able to make it.

I would personally split this party into 2 parties to have 2 small parties vs 1 big party.

I have 3 kids and had 3 fully masked outdoor parties in the spring. Each child had 5 friends.

We attended a party recently with 5 kids. Food was served and no masks.

Small outdoor parties seems like the way to go these days.

[Anonymous]

Having a party but inviting grandparents only and hiring a masked and covid-vaxxed entertainment person for my 2 kids (one is the birthday child). It will be the most stress-free party I've ever thrown and my kid can DEAL. he's getting a ton of presents. he will have a blast.

PLEASE don't have parties and invite people outside your household. just don't.

[Anonymous]

I would keep it outdoors at a playground and not say anything about masks. I would not do a bounce house.

[Anonymous]

DS’s 3rd birthday is later this fall and we decided to skip this year. Hopefully next year. Felt too unsafe for indoors, given delta, and I hate planning for outdoors in case it rains

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having a party but inviting grandparents only and hiring a masked and covid-vaxxed entertainment person for my 2 kids (one is the birthday child). It will be the most stress-free party I've ever thrown and my kid can DEAL. he's getting a ton of presents. he will have a blast.

PLEASE don't have parties and invite people outside your household. just don't.

Omg where do you live? I live in a very covid cautious area of DC/MD. Very. People have dr. Fauci signs in their yard and “I believe in science” etc etc. nobody seemed mad we didn’t have school for a year (though I was furious). And I’ve been to MUTIPLE outdoor parties at parks and splash pads and backyards thrown by these same people. There was a brief period in June when masks were not required (ah memories) but we even went to one yesterday. Covid is here to stay and we need to figure out how to live adequate lives. I guess a masked outdoor birthday party is adequate. Shunning childhood parties for years?! No. Hard no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently had a small bounce house birthday party. Masks were required inside. We served food and even slices of cake (COVID doesn't transmit via food).

OP here. How many is small? My DC has 10 friends from outside and 10 in class all of which I was going to invite. Too big? Or ok? Assume not everyone will be able to make it.

I would personally split this party into 2 parties to have 2 small parties vs 1 big party.

I have 3 kids and had 3 fully masked outdoor parties in the spring. Each child had 5 friends.

We attended a party recently with 5 kids. Food was served and no masks.

Small outdoor parties seems like the way to go these days.

Its really not going to make a difference at this point as kids are in person school, activities, etc and if it spreads, it going to srpread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having a party but inviting grandparents only and hiring a masked and covid-vaxxed entertainment person for my 2 kids (one is the birthday child). It will be the most stress-free party I've ever thrown and my kid can DEAL. he's getting a ton of presents. he will have a blast.

PLEASE don't have parties and invite people outside your household. just don't.

Omg where do you live? I live in a very covid cautious area of DC/MD. Very. People have dr. Fauci signs in their yard and “I believe in science” etc etc. nobody seemed mad we didn’t have school for a year (though I was furious). And I’ve been to MUTIPLE outdoor parties at parks and splash pads and backyards thrown by these same people. There was a brief period in June when masks were not required (ah memories) but we even went to one yesterday. Covid is here to stay and we need to figure out how to live adequate lives. I guess a masked outdoor birthday party is adequate. Shunning childhood parties for years?! No. Hard no.

People pick and choose what is ok for them. COVID is here to stay because of behavior like you described. We COULD get this under control but individuals refuse. We had school, it just looked different last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having a party but inviting grandparents only and hiring a masked and covid-vaxxed entertainment person for my 2 kids (one is the birthday child). It will be the most stress-free party I've ever thrown and my kid can DEAL. he's getting a ton of presents. he will have a blast.

PLEASE don't have parties and invite people outside your household. just don't.

Omg where do you live? I live in a very covid cautious area of DC/MD. Very. People have dr. Fauci signs in their yard and “I believe in science” etc etc. nobody seemed mad we didn’t have school for a year (though I was furious). And I’ve been to MUTIPLE outdoor parties at parks and splash pads and backyards thrown by these same people. There was a brief period in June when masks were not required (ah memories) but we even went to one yesterday. Covid is here to stay and we need to figure out how to live adequate lives. I guess a masked outdoor birthday party is adequate. Shunning childhood parties for years?! No. Hard no.

People pick and choose what is ok for them. COVID is here to stay because of behavior like you described. We COULD get this under control but individuals refuse. We had school, it just looked different last year.

Ugh, you really think outdoor masked parties (or unmasked when community spread was low) is what is prolonging the pandemic... Where's your data on that? I don't know one person who got Covid from an outdoor birthday party. At some point we need to think of the children's mental health. My kiddo with anxiety has been so much better since we started letting her go to outdoor birthday parties this summer and have some fun with friends.

[Anonymous]

Yes, everyone is still doing birthday parties. The majority are doing them outside, but we've been to several indoor ones as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having a party but inviting grandparents only and hiring a masked and covid-vaxxed entertainment person for my 2 kids (one is the birthday child). It will be the most stress-free party I've ever thrown and my kid can DEAL. he's getting a ton of presents. he will have a blast.

PLEASE don't have parties and invite people outside your household. just don't.

Omg where do you live? I live in a very covid cautious area of DC/MD. Very. People have dr. Fauci signs in their yard and “I believe in science” etc etc. nobody seemed mad we didn’t have school for a year (though I was furious). And I’ve been to MUTIPLE outdoor parties at parks and splash pads and backyards thrown by these same people. There was a brief period in June when masks were not required (ah memories) but we even went to one yesterday. Covid is here to stay and we need to figure out how to live adequate lives. I guess a masked outdoor birthday party is adequate. Shunning childhood parties for years?! No. Hard no.

People pick and choose what is ok for them. COVID is here to stay because of behavior like you described. We COULD get this under control but individuals refuse. We had school, it just looked different last year.

Covid is not here to stay, and covid is not out of control due to masked or outdoor birthday parties. It's out of control due to imbecile adults who won't get the vaccine.

[Anonymous]

We went to an all outdoor one, all adults required to be vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having a party but inviting grandparents only and hiring a masked and covid-vaxxed entertainment person for my 2 kids (one is the birthday child). It will be the most stress-free party I've ever thrown and my kid can DEAL. he's getting a ton of presents. he will have a blast.

PLEASE don't have parties and invite people outside your household. just don't.

How absurd. Kids are sitting in class together every day and eating lunch together. An outdoor party is not going to put them in any additional danger. Enjoy your life in a bubble, but we are all vaccinated, we are wearing masks when necessary, and we aren't going to deny our kids a life any longer, especially when it's completely unnecessary with a few simple precautions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently had a small bounce house birthday party. Masks were required inside. We served food and even slices of cake (COVID doesn't transmit via food).

OP here. How many is small? My DC has 10 friends from outside and 10 in class all of which I was going to invite. Too big? Or ok? Assume not everyone will be able to make it.

I would personally split this party into 2 parties to have 2 small parties vs 1 big party.

I have 3 kids and had 3 fully masked outdoor parties in the spring. Each child had 5 friends.

We attended a party recently with 5 kids. Food was served and no masks.

Small outdoor parties seems like the way to go these days.

We've had several parties in our neighborhood with 20-30 kids, and we've been to two already this year that had even more. We are skipping the indoor ones, but otherwise I don't have a problem as long as it's outside.